Part 21 Report - 2000-210

 

 

REP ORG:	ITT INDUSTRIES
LICENSEE:	ITT INDUSTRIES
CITY:	ST. GEORGE	REGION: 2	EN NUMBER:	37427
COUNTY:			EVENT DATE:	08/18/2000
LICENSE#:			EVENT TIME:	[EDT]
DOCKET:		AGREEMENT: Y	LAST UPDATE DATE:	10/13/2000
			NOTIFY DATE:	10/13/2000
EMERGENCY CLASS:	N/A		STATE: SC	TIME:16:20[EDT]
10 CFR SECTION:	CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH
NRC NOTIFIED BY:	PATTON (BY FAX)
HQ OPS OFFICER:	CHAUNCEY GOULD

PERSON	ORGANIZATION
KEN BARR	R2
VERN HODGE	NRR
DAVE LOVELESS	R4
MONTE PHILLIPS	R3
LAWRENCE DOERFLEIN	R1

EVENT TEXT

PART 21 INVOLVING POSSIBLE ITT INDUSTRIES TRANSDUCER FAILURES

Since the date of discovery, design alternatives continue to be evaluated.

The methods under investigation for corrective action will be mechanical in nature. ITT Conoflow expects to conclude the analysis phase of their investigation by 12/15/00 and currently estimate that replacement units would be available by 2/15/01.

Advice to Customers

Each site location should analyze their system and corresponding potential for failure with regard to this notification. In the absence of a seismic event resulting in radiation and/or a steam line break, they do not believe this unit will cause an operational problem.

Please note that the product qualification was simulated for a ten, (10) year design life. Those units with a service life of ten, (10) years or more should not be considered qualified.

Individual customers will be advised by letter when replacement IEEE I/P transducers are available.

Nature of the Deviation

The nature of the deviation is to the test and performance requirements associated with IEEE 323 and IEEE 344. An inappropriate bonding process was utilized in the manufacture of the IEEE I/P Transducer. This process change began in 1986 and could, during a seismic event involving high radiation and/or high temperature steam, result in the potential failure of the transducer to perform its intended safety function.

Product Models involved

GT25CA1826 GT65CA1826 GT45CA1826

GT25FA1826 GT45FA1826 GT65FA1826

Identification of the Company

ITT Conoflow

ITT Conoflow, Division of ITT Grinnell Valve Company

ITT Conoflow, Division of ITT Fluid Technology Corporation

ITT Conoflow, ITT Industries

Location of Components in Use

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION

FORT CALHOUN STATION

KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION, KANONAM

ERGYTECH INCORPORATED, HOUSTON, TEXAS

PONTON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

ONTARIO POWER GENERATION, DNGD, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO LIC 3Z8 CANADA

COMMONWEALTH EDISON, MAY WOOD, ILLINOIS

COPES-VULCAN, INCORPORATED, LAKE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA

PETRO-CHEM EQUIPMENT COMPANY, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

ASIAM INTERNATIONAL (TAIWAN) INCORPORATED, TAIPEI 105 TAIWAN, R.O.C.

NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY, JA FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR PLANT

CONTROL COMPONENTS, INC., RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA

NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT

These companies were also informed.

OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, FORT CALHOUN STATION

DETROIT EDISON COMPANY

ALABAMA POWER COMPANY, SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY

GPU NUCLEAR CORPORATION, C/O GPU SERVICE CORPORATION